FCC Wasted $10 Million On Failed Cybersecurity Upgrades

After it’s computers were breached in September of 2011 the Federal Communications Commission was given $10 million to upgrade cybersecurity. Unfortunately, all of that money went to waste, according to a new GAO report.

“FCC’s information remained at unnecessary risk of inadvertent or deliberate misuse, improper disclosure, or destruction. Further, addressing these deficiencies could require costly and time consuming rework,” the report said.

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It also has taken a high-profile role in cybersecurity, creating a special office to communicate threats and solutions to the public and offering small businesses advice on how to repel attacks.

Hacking attempts on government computers are up 780 percent over the past six years, according to GAO. So when FCC security was breached, the agency started the Enhanced Secured Network (ESN) project to protect it’s computers, and the White House Office of Management and Budget authorized it to spend $10 million on the improvements.

Investigators, however, found that little had been improved, mostly because FCC officials weren’t sure what they needed in cybersecurity improvements. (Read More)

This level of incompetence is pretty much what we’ve all come to expect from the federal government these days. Good grief.

well, here is more stupidity of a similar sort – Dana Milbank said
“Not since John Quincy Adams, perhaps, has a man been bred to be secretary of state as John Kerry has.”
How about that. How come this idiot actually gets published ? Kerry is a threat to national security too.

Well, when the Goldman-Sachs Administration acolytes GE and Google go to China to do business, they turn over their technology to the Chinese government in order to do business. Aren’t you glad our health records and pertinent information are computerized ? What could go wrong with Soros providing trial defense funds for Bradley Manning (Wikileaks) or helping the Anonymous group ? Inside job.

This administration spent $18 million on Recovery.gov website that is unusable. Money laundering.

Only $10M? A mere pittance to King Barack I – certainly not near the $500M given to his loyal retainers at Solyndra.

No, it’s terrible, but is it sad to say I am numb to all this now? That the sheer number of companies and organizations wasting money, losing it, or spending it like water is so great that it just doesn’t register anymore? I mean, when I run out of money in my account and max out my credit cards, that’s it. I can’t spend more.

How is it no one sees that it should be the same with our Government? I mean, it is OUR money, ultimately, right?

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